‘Avalanche’ of healthcare, other legal challenges likely with unraveling of regulatory agency authority
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2024
A trio of high-profile Supreme Court decisions will likely lead to an “avalanche” of new cases challenging the authority of federal health regulators and other agencies, testing judges’ expertise...
Federal court stops lawsuit seeking nearly $1B over ‘improper’ nursing home licensing
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2024
A federal appeals court won’t reopen a nearly $1 billion lawsuit against a Florida nursing home operator accused of racketeering-like behavior in a lengthy civil case.
Reconsider ‘extreme’ expansion of civil monetary penalties: LTC coalition to CMS
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 02, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should withdraw a planned civil monetary penalty expansion, a coalition of leading long-term care organizations argues in a new joint letter to the agency’s...
Also in the News for Wednesday, July 3, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2024
HHS invests $200 Million into programs aimed at improving geriatrics … Court backs AG in striking down arbitration secrecy clauses … Congressional leaders accuse AHCA, LeadingAge of ‘shameless attempts...
FDA approves second monoclonal antibody treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 02, 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a second monoclonal antibody treatment for for early Alzheimer’s on Tuesday. Eli Lilly’s Kisunla (donanemab), which has proven to slow the disease...
Report: Polypharmacy climbed among older adults from 1999 to 2020
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 02, 2024
The number of older Americans over the age of 65 not living in healthcare facilities who used prescription medications rose from 1999 through the mid-2000s and hasn’t changed much since. The percentage...
Eating more ultra-processed foods linked to higher mortality
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 02, 2024
Older adults who ate more ultra-processed foods were about 10% more likely to die over about a 23-year average compared to those who ate less processed foods, according to findings being presented at the...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 3
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 02, 2024
Study: Drugs that kill dormant cells may work in some women, not all … Benzo sedatives don’t boost dementia risk, data shows … Antimicrobial mix can bust bacteria, study finds … Report: Healthcare...
Meet Diamond Boone, 2024 Rising Star honoree
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Foster Stubbs
Jul 02, 2024
Diamond Boone, corporate director of therapeutic recreation at Athena Health Care Systems in Farmington, CT, is a Rising Star honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Meet Lindsey Beagley, 2024 Rising Star honoree
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Foster Stubbs
Jul 02, 2024
Lindsey Beagley, senior director of lifelong university engagement at Arizona State University (Mirabella at ASU), is a Rising Star honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.